Mr. Michael McPhie reports
CURIS RECEIVES FINAL PHASE 1 STATE OF ARIZONA OPERATING PERMIT FOR FLORENCE COPPER PROJECT
Following an extensive
and all-inclusive public consultation and review process, Curis Resources Ltd.
has received a final amended aquifer protection permit from Arizona's Department of Environmental Quality. This permit
applies to the design, operation and closure of phase 1 operations at
Florence copper.
"After an exhaustive public consultation process, the receipt of our
final phase 1 operating permit from the Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality is a significant validation of the engineering
and safety of the Florence copper project and another important
milestone for the company," said Michael McPhie, Curis president and chief executive officer. "With our financing in place, detailed engineering complete and long-lead-time equipment ordered, this positive decision by ADEQ brings us one
step closer to the start of construction and copper production at
Florence copper."
On Sept. 28, 2012, Curis Resources (Arizona) Inc. received an aquifer
protection permit for the phase 1 development of the Florence
copper project. This permit authorized the construction, operation and
closure of a 24-well in situ copper recovery (ISCR) operation at the
company's project site in Florence, Ariz. As part of the APP
process in Arizona, this permit was required to undergo a review by the
public and interested parties through a formal consultation process.
This process included a public hearing held in the town of Florence by
ADEQ, and subsequent receipt and consideration of comments from
interested parties. This public process has taken into account all
these comments, and an amended phase 1 APP has now been issued
containing some minor modifications to the previously granted APP.
"Receiving the final APP after an exhaustive and thorough public
consultation process is good news for Florence copper, for the town of
Florence and the state of Arizona," said Florence copper vice-president and general manager Dan Johnson. "ADEQ is the agency responsible for ensuring the protection of Arizona's
water quality, and they have done just that with this permit."
The APP is one of two major operating permits that Florence copper
requires to move the first phase of operations forward at Florence copper. The second is the underground injection control permit,
which is in the final stages of review by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. Phase 1 operations will consist of a
production test facility that includes a 24-well in situ recovery
well field and a state-of-the-art solvent extraction/electrowinning
facility that will produce copper cathode. The PTF will assist
in the demonstration of the science and safety of in situ technology
and provide an opportunity for the public to fully engage with and
understand this modern copper extraction technology.
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